5 current superstars who could have played for France

Manchester City's French contingent could have been bigger
Manchester City's French contingent could have been bigger

#3 Gonzalo Higuain (Argentina)

Higuain was born in France
Higuain was born in France

With 31 goals in 75 games, Gonzalo Higuain is Argentina’s sixth highest goalscorer of all-time and third highest among active players behind Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero.

The Milan forward is only the third foreign-born player to represent the Albiceleste. Higuain was born in Frane while his father was playing for French side Stade Brestois 29. However, Higuain moved to Argentina when he was only 10 months old and doesn’t even speak French.

Higuain played for River Plate in Argentina and in 2006, then France manager, Raymond Domenech, included the player in the France senior squad but Higuain’s father informed Domenech that the player was not ready to choose which country he wanted to play for. In fact, Higuain also rejected a call-up to the Argentina senior side around the same time.

Eventually, he made his debut for Argentina in 2009 and has gone on to represent them at six major international tournaments including three FIFA World Cups.

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